South Korea

Moon, Pence, Kim Yo-jong Pyeongchang Olympics

Mike Pence and Japanese Leader Shinzo Abe Rain on South Korea’s Olympics Parade Mike Pence and Japanese Leader Shinzo Abe Rain on South Korea’s Olympics Parade

But the pressure could backfire, a former Japanese prime minister tells The Nation.

Feb 14, 2018 / Editorial / Tim Shorrock

Pyeongchang Slopes

The Olympics Land on South Korea, Destroying Acres of Sacred Forests The Olympics Land on South Korea, Destroying Acres of Sacred Forests

What are we to make of the 2018 Winter Olympics?

Feb 13, 2018 / Audio / Dave Zirin

B-52 releases MOP

Pentagon Readies the ‘Father of All Bombs’ for Use Against North Korea Pentagon Readies the ‘Father of All Bombs’ for Use Against North Korea

Is the Trump administration inching closer to war?

Feb 6, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

Korea Olympics

The Winter Olympics Offers a Glimpse of Peace for Korea The Winter Olympics Offers a Glimpse of Peace for Korea

But will it last—and can it rein in Trump’s dangerous saber rattling?

Feb 1, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

North Korea Protest Summit in Vancouver

Women’s Peace Groups in Vancouver Press for Korea Negotiations Women’s Peace Groups in Vancouver Press for Korea Negotiations

A US-proposed naval blockade “is not diplomacy,” they tell UN member states.

Jan 16, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

North and South Korea talks

South and North Korea Hold Talks; US War Hawks Are Alarmed at the Prospect of Peace South and North Korea Hold Talks; US War Hawks Are Alarmed at the Prospect of Peace

Underpinning such thinking is the assumption that neither Seoul nor Pyongyang has the right to make peace on its own terms.

Jan 10, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

Was Your Smartphone Built in a Sweatshop?

Was Your Smartphone Built in a Sweatshop? Was Your Smartphone Built in a Sweatshop?

An investigation of two Samsung factories in Vietnam shows the darker side of the global tech supply chain.

Jan 2, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Perry Pentagon

Amid the Clamor for War in Korea, Here Are Two Voices for Peace Amid the Clamor for War in Korea, Here Are Two Voices for Peace

A former Pentagon chief and a “dialogue practitioner” push for engagement.

Dec 12, 2017 / Tim Shorrock

South Korea Trump Protest

Koreans Protest Trump as the US Congress Tries to Restrain Him Koreans Protest Trump as the US Congress Tries to Restrain Him

“No to Trump, No to War” is the slogan of the day.

Nov 7, 2017 / Tim Shorrock

Marines on patrol in Afghanistan

American Warfare’s Giant Open Secret American Warfare’s Giant Open Secret

All of the wars waged by the United States in the last 70 years have had one thing in common.

Nov 6, 2017 / Danny Sjursen

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